I have no doubt that jimbo isnt going anywhere. He's not the first coach to milk a situation like this for a big fat raise. He took advantage of a generous offer last year, right up to the last minute, when FSU stepped up he was back in a flash. He will get another raise for staying at FSU this year. Easy money, why would he leave? He is not on a hot seat, FSU has a good program, and he doesnt have to contend with an SEC west schedule. As I sit here watching LSU pound A&M, it is very clear that the situation at each school is very different. Both schools have the financial resources to hire anybody they want. To suggest that Fisher turned LSU down because he wouldn't have good assistants is pure folly. LSU's coordinators are among the highest paid coaches in the game. Truth is, "elite" level coaches seldom hire into situations like the one at LSU because it is hard for them to compete with the record(s) of the previous coach. Like him or not, Les Miles had a hell of a run at LSU, any new coach will be judged against his accomplishments, and it will be difficult to look better. Jimbo didn't want to take that challenge on. A&M is a different challenge, it wouldn't be as hard to follow up the outgoing coach, but again, as long as FSU keeps paying him to stay, he has no real motivation to leave.

"Loading the box" is no longer an option, Etling is healthy and will make a defense pay. They have much more than just a running game. BTW, ole kirk seems to forget, so I'll remind you, LSU can stop anyone, opponents have to deal with that defense before they can even dream if an upset. This ain't LA Tech.

Read the above statement, Alabama has never outbid LSU for anything, you gumps are so delusional, you forget where you are, Alabama is not exactly a wealthy place, I know, I'm familiar with it. LSU has the financial resources to spend as much as they have to, their supporters pockets are just as deep as those in gump land. Kiffin is not a Saban "product", he has a long history before his visit to Alabama, he has always lived on his father's name, that won't change. There are better offensive coordinators than Kiffin, Alabama is not an offensive juggernaut, they live on defense, Kiffin has been just like the qb that is told to maintain, not to make mistakes and loose, that is why Saban screams at him from time to time. LSU will get their guy, and it's not Kiffin.

Just what makes you think that Alabama has all this money laying around? The LSU football program is quite profitable, and their supporters have pockets that are as deep or deeper than those in Alabama. If you think that LSU can not out bid bubba Gump and company you are full of yourself. I'm not sure that Kiffin has ever been the guy they want, people assume he is because of his history with Orgeron. Orgeron has not said anything at all about Kiffin coaching at LSU. I am glad that he isn't, he does not have the character, nor do I think he is the best oc in college football. Just because he is in Alabama doesn't mean he is the best, our that he can't be bought, Even little Nicky can be bought, some NFL owner is going to double his salary and he will forget all about you, it will happen, people don't change.

To hide the true o.c. candidate, Orgeron has said they have three candidates, he has never said Kiffin is coming to lsu. It will be interesting to sew whom it really is.

They are the top program in the nation at sending players to the nfl, that's right, LSU has more players in the nfl than anyone else, (Bama is #3). They don't need Kiffin to get players. I think it's all a smoke screen

You must not know that Orgeron's brand has been out there for years, He is one of the absolute best recruiters in the country, might be THE best. LSU does not need to give anyone any "perceptions" to recruit players, they are the top

When did Bama get so rich? After they pay Nicky and the better players, (yes they do pay players), D.J. Fluker told anyone that would listen that he went there because they pay well. After that the kitties are empty. And BTW, his name is Orgeron, I know that's a big word for a Gump, just ask someone with reading skills when you don't understand stuff. Bama can't afford his used toilet paper, in case you didn't notice, ignorance is about the only thing Bama has in abundance.

I agree with him, caps and all. Let Kiffin go to Washington, or better yet, stay where he is. LSU can do better.

It's refreshing to read an intelligent post in this thread coming from a fan of the "Tide". Thank you Bryan. Kiffin is never going to change, I don't want to see him at LSU either, although my reasons are the opposite of yours. He does not have the character to coach there, in an institution of higher learning, character is a must. Some of your brethren don't like to acknowledge that LSU most likely would have at least one more title had they not expelled some good players over character issues, one of them was a starting QB. Watch Nicky, as soon as a team like Dallas, for instance, has a great year and fizzles in the playoffs, some owner going to throw money at him and he will forget all about Alabama. He will say he isn't leaving, He's done it before, then he'll take the next plane out.

That's who he is, Don't turn your back on Nicky either, he will bolt too, as soon as some NFL owner throws some money at him

I feel so sorry for you, the pendulum is going to swing, Nicky or no Nicky, history repeats itself over and over, it's just a matter of time. You have had a heck of a run, no doubt, but time is running out. Some of you are so blinded by ignorance that you forget how bad you sucked just a few short seasons ago. You think you are "dominant", you think you are superior to others, yet you choose to insult other programs, blissfully unaware that those same programs are going to kick you in the face when you fall. You have no clue.

When did Bama get so rich? After they pay Nicky and the better players, (yes they do pay players), D.J. Fluker told anyone that would listen that he went there because they pay well. After that the kitties are empty. And BTW, his name is Orgeron, I know that's a big word for a Gump, just ask someone with reading skills when you don't understand stuff. Bama can't afford his used toilet paper, in case you didn't notice, ignorance is about the only thing Bama has in abundance.

And Nicky will Jump ship, Just as he's done everywhere else, then your 3 or 4 years of glory will be over. Don't believe me? Just watch. When you start hearing about ncaa inquiries into your program, and you will, Look for Nicky to head back to the NFL

The NFL says LSU has more talent than you gumps. Assuming you can count, you will find more LSU players on NFL rosters than ANY other school. You are not even second, look it up. You have enjoyed Nicky's run of success, but your talent level is not superior. Sooner or later some NFL team will give Nicky an extra 20

Kiffin is a downgrade for LSU, I don't know why they would want him. He has no character whatsoever, that's why he fits in so well with Nicky and Sark.

Signs of voter fraud, Hillary's that is. If they find any fraud, it will be her's, no way she had 4 million more votes yet she lost state after state.

Dead people don't count, did you notice that she did not push for the recounts anywhere? Now her staff is "assisting" the tree hugger woman's staff. More like they are keeping an eye out for

See the above comment, Sark didn't stay sober enough to coach where he was, he's a California guy living in Alabama? He's probably sinking more than ever.

Is Sark sober these days? Just wondering, he lost his head coaching job because he had a habit of getting toasted around his players. Class act him and Kiffin, probably why little Nicky likes them so much, No character. He fits right in.